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Published On: Mon, Nov 19th, 2018

Nocturnal Animals: Writing On The Walls

Nocturnal Animals
Writing on the Walls
(Nocturnal Animals)

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A loud distorted guitar opens the first rockinā€™ tune, ā€œFake Love.ā€ With Mason Jonesā€™ vocals and the rest of the boys ā€” Dawson Tucker playing guitar and bass, Derrick Stephen on drums and percussion, and Dominic Valenti playing guitar ā€” we get sucked in quick and hard to Atlanta alt. rock group, Nocturnal Animalsā€™ Writing On The Walls.

The distinctive riff of ā€œMargotā€ makes for a naughty rocking great tune. I like how the guys keep this one right where it starts, a real sly grooving number locked and loaded. Tucker adds some nice subtle moments with his bass especially and the lead is perfectly placed. The band even delivers hand claps at the end. It makes for a solid obvious single.

Stephen begins ā€œFever Dreamā€ then we get heavy slicing power chords running in for another solid pop/rockin tune, or what this bandā€™s bio calls ā€œRock ā€˜n Roll soul to prick your senses.ā€ Again, itā€™s as much the bandā€™s in-the-pocket simple (yet not simplistic) playing with Jonesā€™ slightly annoying (in a good way) vocal that makes these tunes such little gems.

ā€œThe Haunting,ā€ starting as an acoustic guitar ballad, ends this 6-song EP. Soon though the tune picks up into heavy guitar flickery and a jumpy drum beat. Itā€™s another great one on this brew of smart, well-constructed tunes from a genre of music that usually is not my personal cup of tea.

Yet, Nocturnal Animalsā€™ Writing On The Walls works for me, very well indeed.

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